Ebola

Why Ebola is so Dangerous Ebola outbreaks started in West Africa and is the world’s deadliest outbreak to date. Ebola is an illness with symptoms like a fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, and sore throat. People can get infected by coming into close contact with infected animals or other people as well. To avoid getting infected with this virus don’t get in contact with bodily fluids also don’t get in contact with dead victims because you can be more at risk. How the virus spreads is it…

Ebola – a pathogen from our worst nightmares was once just the name of a river in northern Zaire, Africa. How did the name of a river give rise to a virus with such a horrifying connotation? The recent Ebola outbreak occurring in West Africa is on high alert across the world. The Ebola virus is lives in animals such as the fruit bat, but has the tendency to make the jump to humans. When this jump does occur, the virus is deadly and kills the majority of those infected. Because the virus is…

overwhelming and uncontrollable. It will also make you question yourself and believe if the sources are reliable. Well, remember when the disease EBOLA arise in West Africa, everyone in America was panicking because of how the news portray the disease. News reporters would exaggerate and made it seem like everyone in the world was going to catch Ebola. Ebola is a deadly disease caused by an infection. Its been a serious case during 2014 but the virus was founded in 1976. It all started in West…

single virus can be a predator with the potential to kill off a large population. Later, the author takes the reader on a journey through more terrifying breakouts over time and ultimately highlights on an outbreak of the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus and the Ebola Zaire, which struck dozens of villages as the result of the use of dirty needles at a medical clinic. Preston later focusses on many scientists and military personnel who dedicate their lives researching hot agents while wearing…

The Ebola Virus Disease is an extremely brutal, and fast working virus that is most commonly found in Sub Saharan Africa.(WHO, 2016) Humans mainly contract ebola through infected fluids (such as blood, urine, and fecal matter) that come in contact with ruptured skin, or mucous membranes. Ebola has the ability to stay alive on most material that it comes in contact with, and can be contracted very easily if someone inadvertently…

.Ebola is also known as the “ Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever.” The epidemic became a severe disease in humans and nonhumans since 1976. An infection with the Ebola Virus is the cause for disease. Originally, Ebola was named after a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) in Africa. Africa became one of the first areas where Ebola occurred. Four strains of the Ebola Virus recognized as diseases in humans were Ebola- Zaire, Ebola- Sudan, Ebola- Ivory Coast, and Ebola- Reston.…

the world was notified that there were numerous cases of ebola arising in West Africa. For millions of people this was the first that time that they had heard of this disease. However, in 2014, what had once been a problem only seen in African was now spreading into European countries and the United States. As a result numerous countries and nongovernmental organizations worked together to treat the thousands of people suffering from ebola. Now, nearly two years later, the world is beginning to…

Ebola is an infectious and generally fatal disease that has been infecting thousands of people in the West Africa for years and recently America. Ebola was discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo and southern Sudan. Researchers believe the disease is animal borne and that bats are mostly the original reservoir. There are 5 different types of Ebola; Ebola virus, Sudan virus, Tai forest virus, bundibugyo virus, and Reston virus. The Reston virus is the only…

In March 2014 the world was hit by the news that there had been an outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the west of Africa. Although this is not the first outbreak of this disease, it is the most severe outbreak we have ever seen since its discovery in 1976. This essay aims to talk about what the EVD is, the current epidemic and the risk for people around the world. Ebolavirus is named after the Ebola River in Zaire (now The Democratic Republic of Congo) in 1976. The first outbreak of…

Introduction Rattus Ebola Virus (REV) is an emerging viral hemorrhagic disease that is making a lot of noise through out the nation. REV, which is classified under the family of Ebolavirus, is a deadly virus vectored by Anophels bradleyi mosquito and has almost a 99% mortality rate. The disease is extremely fatal, and there have been no medical treatment that has any positive effects. It is critical to the break the chain between the links of this virus immediately to prevent any further…